OBREPTION
Etymology
Noun
obreption (plural obreptions)
(obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
(obsolete, Scotland, legal) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
Coordinate terms
• subreption
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*rep"tion, n. Etym: [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere, obreptum, to creep
up to; ob (see Ob-) + repere to creep.]
1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. [Obs.]
Cudworth.
2. (Scots Law)
Definition: The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. Bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition